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Flores, Dora <br />From: <br />Sent: <br />To: <br />Subject: <br />Dear Council Members, <br />BatSheva Allen < <br />Sunday, December 03, 2023 5:23 AM <br />eComment <br />Vote NO on Ceasefire Resolution <br />I am writing to urge you not to participate in signing the Ceasefire Resolution submitted by Councilmembers <br />Vazquez and Hernandez. <br />People around the world are still reeling in the aftermath of the October 7th Hamas massacre in Israel - the <br />single deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. Many of us have experienced and/or witnessed acts of <br />antisemitism directly. Adopting a resolution that fails to explicitly condemn Hamas and the wave of <br />antisemitism that followed their atrocities is condoning the acts of October 7th and their aftermath. <br />The resolution faults Israel for a war started by Hamas. The loss of life and suffering is felt by both the Israelis <br />and the Palestinians. The resolution minimizes the suffering of Israelis. 250,000 Israelis have been internally <br />displaced due to the actions of Hamas and Hezbollah. Terrorists abducted 240 hostages on October 7th. <br />Israelis want peace and a quick end to the war. A ceasefire with Hamas, as has been demonstrated repeatedly <br />over time, will end in the spilling of Israeli blood. Senior Hamas leaders have explicitly indicated their <br />intentions to continue in their goal to eradicate the world and Israel of Jews, they want global genocide. Hamas <br />is the catalyst for the Palestinian and Israeli casualties. The people of Gaza deserve a better future which is <br />possible only once Hamas is gone. <br />A ceasefire would perpetuate the status quo, allowing Hamas to continue to control and terrorize Gaza. Do not <br />set a precedent that crimes against Israeli and Palestinian civilians pays off, by supporting this Ceasefire <br />Resolution. The City of Santa Ana should not inadvertently incentivize more violence, at the expense of <br />innocent Israelis and Palestinians. <br />While this resolution may have been introduced with good intentions, I believe it would harm the Santa Ana <br />community and only fuel more hatred and conflict. Please vote NO on the Ceasefire Resolution. <br />